I posted about this in the daily post, but it's pretty apparent seeing tradies absolutely bodying the police over there that the investments made from the 70s onwards in divorcing organized labor from the political left have paid dividends for capitalists. Imagine if these same people had been the ones at Occupy Wall Street.
If they'd been a part of an organized leftist movement, the state would have been more zealous in cracking down on them. Since they're (ostensibly) in coalition with the ruling government, they get significantly more leeway and difference from state agents. If the trade-unionists in Australia ever become a significant threat to the conservative governing leadership, the police will likely move against them in the same way the US has cracked down on rebellious white nationalist and ultra-nationalist groups at home.
Capitalists will continue to endorse the police as the singular and unimpeachable recognized authorities. Trade unionists will either be forced back into line or will be carved up and tossed out just like their leftist predecessors.
Aussie cops aren't armed to the teeth like American cops are, and Aussie cops aren't all fucked up veterans who think they're still in 2007 Fallujah like American cops are. If they tried this in America, they'd be bodied instantly.
I posted about this in the daily post, but it's pretty apparent seeing tradies absolutely bodying the police over there that the investments made from the 70s onwards in divorcing organized labor from the political left have paid dividends for capitalists. Imagine if these same people had been the ones at Occupy Wall Street.
If they'd been a part of an organized leftist movement, the state would have been more zealous in cracking down on them. Since they're (ostensibly) in coalition with the ruling government, they get significantly more leeway and difference from state agents. If the trade-unionists in Australia ever become a significant threat to the conservative governing leadership, the police will likely move against them in the same way the US has cracked down on rebellious white nationalist and ultra-nationalist groups at home.
Capitalists will continue to endorse the police as the singular and unimpeachable recognized authorities. Trade unionists will either be forced back into line or will be carved up and tossed out just like their leftist predecessors.
Aussie cops aren't armed to the teeth like American cops are, and Aussie cops aren't all fucked up veterans who think they're still in 2007 Fallujah like American cops are. If they tried this in America, they'd be bodied instantly.